From the Mind of Kip Rodgers, LPC-S
As parents, you may think your kid is the next Tom Brady, Trevon Henderson, Katie Ledecky, or Scottie Scheffler. The reality is your child as a .0296% chance of becoming a professional athlete but a 100% chance of needing life and mental skills to face reality. For reference, NFL rosters comprise only 1696 individuals. Only…
Things are changing in the recruiting process for high school athletes who desire to play at the collegiate level. In this new era of NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness), you need to guide your child on key smart and essential questions to ask a coach. Equally, if your athlete is not among the 2% to…
On the surface, Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) brings positive changes for student-athletes, but lurking below the surface of the money pile lies significant and widespread damage. In all honesty, the rules under the NIL House vs NCAA settlement cater to the upper 1-2% of athletes while causing major changes and devastation to the other…
Before my father passed away two and a half years ago at 84, he obviously spent considerable time preparing and organizing for his future passing. I have no idea how long it took him to classify and systematize all his life’s work, but he left me the easy task to know exactly what he held…
The biggest enemies to an athlete’s performance centers around three simple things that are easy to fix. Most physical injury issues and mental health issues I see in my office are directly correlated with an athlete’s nutrition, hydration, and sleep – the three enemies. If you as a parent do not help your athlete get…
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